The silver 8st. 10lb. Championship Belt of England, hallmarked Alexander Clark Manufacturing Company, London, 1927, with a central roundel portraying
Hammer Price:
£800
Estimated Price:
£200 - £400
The silver 8st. 10lb. Championship Belt of England, hallmarked Alexander Clark Manufacturing Company, London, 1927, with a central roundel portraying a boxing match in raised relief and inscribed WONDERLAND, HARRY JACOBS, 8ST. 10LB., CHAMPIONSHIP BELT OF ENGLAND, WON BY, flanked by four other roundels chased with floral decoration and another divided in half and forming the clasp, all on a brown leather belt, in original silk-lined display case under bevelled glass, 33 by 91cm., 13 by 36in. The Wonderland boxing arena was in the east end of London and held boxing matches on a Saturday night throughout the year. Harry Jacobs was a promoter who also put on fights at the Royal Albert Hall.